I'm not convinced on the french grey, I love the colour but not sure if I'd consider it contemporary? The hall looks really light so it would appear as if you could go darker. Paint shown is scree by LG. It would bring the ŵall in a little but I can't see if that would an issue as the pic only shows one side! Whitening by LG may be good for trims. A warmer, lighter alternative for ŵalls would be elephants breath by F&B which I think will work well with the wood. Do you have other pics re chair and console placement?

When I plan, i like to try to visualise exactly what will greet me when i open the door. In this case I chose not to see either the toilet or bidet, and to give the persons using those a little privacy. ( I'm guessing that plumbing requirements dictate that the soil pipe be near to the outside wall with the window on it. ) Therefore, upon opening the door, straight ahead is the double vanity with low (false ) wall behind it ( i made mine 1.2 Metres high ), This gives way to room for possibly a small shelf etc upon which to put soap etc. It also disguises behind it, the toilet and bidet, now not visible from the door. The toilet roll holder will site on the wall on the left next to the toilet. You also have room to hang towels on the wall to the left of the basins. The bath went in the top right corner ( and drains straight through the outside wall ) . Then to the immediate right upon opening the door, a large walk in shower. The towel radiator sits between the shower and the bath and is easily accessible from both. Maybe that would work for you?

Hi, Thank you so much for all the replies!! I've attached some photos. One is looking towards the garden, one is looking towards the study, a picture of the infamous mezzanine floor and the finally one a view from the dining room looking up into the livingroom (which is why I thought it would be nice not to block it). I don't know if the photos do it justice how empty the room feels when your sat on the settee - its like your squished into less than half of the room. We were initially definitely going to rip out the mezzanine floor (its an extension to the original design), but haven't made a decision. We are taking opinions at the moment. Everyone agrees it is a bit odd, but it does provide additional space (storage) and one of our friends suggested a reading snug. It's currently our cats little area. The house is a detached house built in the 70s. The garden is split level out back, the front is a slope. The garage is used as a gym and the kitchen is big enough to accommodate a dining table so we were going to keep the diningroom as the formal room (separate) and have an informal dining area in the kitchen. I'm in Manchester. Hopefully I've responded to everyone, going to post this and then review again!! Thank you again for your thoughts!! I like some of the ideas. Maybe a fireplace not on the wall, but in the middle. I'm thinking of replacing the radiator with a more modern smaller one, maybe a vertical one.

We would recommend looking at some modular shelving systems or ours as it's made to measure and can work well in small spaces, but most of these combine shelves, desks and storage cabinets so you can just select what you need from the all the parts. You can also move their location at a later date into a new room or even if you are ever moving home again. We hope that's useful, ON&ON Planning team